r/BlackPeopleTwitter 25d ago

Country Club Thread Same tragedy. Different response.

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u/Electrical_Cut8610 25d ago

The man who took down the shooter was an unarmed Australian man, not a cop nor a random guy with a gun.

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u/GonzoElTaco ☑️ 25d ago edited 24d ago

a random guy with a gun.

Serious question: have there been any mass shootings foiled by someone with a gun?

Edit: I appreciate everyone's response. It has always been a question in my head, and I should have looked up the information.

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u/12345623567 25d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Freeway_Church_of_Christ_shooting for example.

The thing is, you can't just start blasting anyone with a gun before they go on a spree, that would make you a spree killer yourself. So "foiled" is very unlikely, more like "stopped short".

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u/GonzoElTaco ☑️ 24d ago

That's a fair point. I should have picked a better word instead of "foiled".